Lower back pain is one of the most common injuries/complaints. Much of our low back pain comes from poor posture and misuse/overuse of particular muscles through unbalanced and repetitive motion.

In this 4 part series, we will focus on:

using the feet and the legs to activate core stability muscles

aligning and strengthening the core stability muscles to support the lower back

stretching muscles to decompress the lumbar spine

This class is appropriate for students of all levels. Students with injuries are welcome and modifications will be given.

2019-05-08
2019-06-12

Wednesday (6 pm)

Lighthouse Yoga CenterWashington

Prenatal Yoga Special 6-Week Series

with Rebecca Henry

Join birth and postpartum doula Rebecca Henry for a very special 6-week Prenatal Yoga Series in May and June! Prenatal yoga is not just a regular yoga class adapted for pregnant people. At a time when everything is changing in your body, prenatal yoga helps moms-to-be reconnect with and build body awareness, stretch, strengthen and release the muscles most easily affected by pregnancy and foster a greater understanding of what is happening with our bodies during pregnancy and childbirth.

This series will give moms a chance to foster a sense of community with other moms, explore techniques for preparing for and coping with labor and help make space for baby to turn into optimal position for labor and birth.

Open to all stages of pregnancy and all levels of yoga experience. Accomodations will be provided for injuries or special conditions. However, if in doubt, we recommend that you consult your physicial before signing up.

2019-06-04
2019-07-16

Tuesday (6:15 pm)

Lighthouse Yoga CenterWashington

Woman Warrior: Yoga for Survivors

Woman Warrior is a 6-week series that provides a gentle yet powerful healing space for women who have experienced sexual trauma. This is a place for you feel safe and secure as you move forward in your healing journey.

Led by survivor and activist Halli Jastaran Faulkner, Woman Warrior uses the tools of movement, breath, and mantra to allow women to tap into their own healing power. In this workshop, you will connect with your own experiences of freedom, prosperity, and power. Each week, we will use a specific kundalini yoga kriya and meditation to open latent healing powers in each chakra, or bodily energy center.

The Woman Warrior series welcomes all women who have experienced sexual trauma. Everyone who identifies as a woman is welcome – we find strength in coming together as a diverse group of survivors. No yoga/meditation experience is necessary – all that is necessary is an open heart.

How to have a Great Day is a 2-hour workshop facilitated by Life Coach, Torrey Ross and Personal Trainer/Health Coach, Lauren Cavanagh. In this class, we will focus on how we can optimize each portion of our daily lives to ensure we stay positive and efficient, and don’t get dragged down by the little stressors that can get in the way. Through a series of fun activities and interactive discussions, we share both big picture ideas and practical tips to give you the resources you need to ensure you can live your best life every day. Snacks and (nonalcoholic) drinks will be provided.

Yoga teacher Karuna Maze guides you through various styles of sun salutations—a sequential flow of yoga poses strung together with the breath. Called Surya Namaskar in Sanskrit, sun salutations exercise the entire body, from the crown of the head right down to the soles of the feet. In fact, ancient yogis believed doing 108 sun salutations every day leads to perfect health. Why 108? Karuna will explain the significance of this auspicious number at the workshop. Benefit for City Wildlife. All Levels Welcome!

Becoming the Birth Partner: A hands on, yoga based, couples workshop to help prepare for labor.

Join prenatal yoga teacher and birth and postpartum doula Rebecca Henry for this afternoon workshop that will bring together childbirth education and yoga techniques to help you learn how to be a rock solid birth partner. Natural labor progression is always enhanced when mom feels supported and safe by the people surrounding her. Together you’ll learn the basics of what to expect during labor, along with comfort techniques that you can use throughout the remainder of pregnancy and labor to ease stress, anxiety and pain, and to promote relaxation and calm so that you can both work to bring your baby into the world surrounded with love and joy!

Current prenatal students save $10 on registration - email us for your discount code.

Lighthouse Yoga Center’s unique Kundalini Yoga Immersion Program offers you insight into this powerful practice, guiding you on the mat and helping you craft a home practice or learn to incorporate elements of Kundalini Yoga into your other yoga teachings. We offer two separte 8-hour weekend workshops, along with Sadhana on Sunday mornings at 5 am.

July 13-14: We will explore how Kundalini affects the physical body and the mind. We look at the physiology of the practice and the mind/body connection.

August 25-26: We explore how Kundalini Yoga affects the energetic body, including the Chakras, Meridians, and 10 Bodies.

Join us for a community gathering to share a vegetarian potluck lunch and book discussion. Open to all - even if you haven't had a chance to read the book, we invite you to join us to glean the bits of yoga wisdom from the discussion. Please email us to let us know what you'd like to contribute to the potluck.

2019-09-06
2019-09-08

Friday (4:00 pm)

Lighthouse Yoga CenterWashington

Fall Kundalini Retreat: Manifesting Abundance

with Julie (Jiwan Shakti Kaur) Eisenberg

Join Lighthouse Yoga Center owner Julie Eisenberg (Jiwan Shakti Kaur) for an early-fall Kundalini Yoga getaway to beautiful Blue Mountain Retreat Center. The start of fall is a great time to clear out what we don’t want to carry with us and to begin to focus on bringing into our lives that which DOES serve us. This gives us the opportunity to open ourselves up to ABUNDANCE.

We'll head out into the mountains for 3 days/2 nights of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, relaxation, hiking, companionship and great food. No yoga experience is required.